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Freshwater Bivalve (Unioniformes) Diversity, Systematics, and Evolution: Status and Future Directions Arthur E
Natural Resource Ecology and Management Natural Resource Ecology and Management Publications 6-2008 Freshwater bivalve (Unioniformes) diversity, systematics, and evolution: status and future directions Arthur E. Bogan North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences Kevin J. Roe Iowa State University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/nrem_pubs Part of the Evolution Commons, Genetics Commons, Marine Biology Commons, Natural Resources Management and Policy Commons, and the Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Commons The ompc lete bibliographic information for this item can be found at http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ nrem_pubs/29. For information on how to cite this item, please visit http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ howtocite.html. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Natural Resource Ecology and Management at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Natural Resource Ecology and Management Publications by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Freshwater bivalve (Unioniformes) diversity, systematics, and evolution: status and future directions Abstract Freshwater bivalves of the order Unioniformes represent the largest bivalve radiation in freshwater. The unioniform radiation is unique in the class Bivalvia because it has an obligate parasitic larval stage on the gills or fins of fish; it is divided into 6 families, 181 genera, and ∼800 species. These families are distributed across 6 of the 7 continents and represent the most endangered group of freshwater animals alive today. North American unioniform bivalves have been the subject of study and illustration since Martin Lister, 1686, and over the past 320 y, significant gains have been made in our understanding of the evolutionary history and systematics of these animals. -
Identifying Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida)
Identifying freshwater mussels (Unionoida) and parasitic glochidia larvae from host fish gills: a molecular key to the North and Central European species Alexandra Zieritz1, Bernhard Gum1, Ralph Kuehn2 &JuergenGeist1 1Aquatic Systems Biology Unit, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, Technische Universitat¨ Munchen,¨ Muhlenweg¨ 22, 85354 Freising, Germany 2Molecular Zoology Unit, Chair of Zoology, Department of Animal Science, Technische Universitat¨ Munchen,¨ Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, 85354 Freising, Germany Keywords Abstract Host–parasite interactions, morphological variability, PCR-RFLP, species identification, Freshwater mussels (order Unionoida) represent one of the most severely endan- Unionidae, wildlife management. gered groups of animals due to habitat destruction, introduction of nonnative species, and loss of host fishes, which their larvae (glochidia) are obligate parasites Correspondence on. Conservation efforts such as habitat restoration or restocking of host popu- Juergen Geist, Aquatic Systems Biology Unit, lations are currently hampered by difficulties in unionoid species identification Department of Ecology and Ecosystem by morphological means. Here we present the first complete molecular identifi- Management, Technische Universitat¨ Munchen,¨ Muhlenweg¨ 22, 85354 Freising, cation key for all seven indigenous North and Central European unionoid species Germany. Tel: +49 (0)8161 713767; and the nonnative Sinanodonta woodiana, facilitating quick, low-cost, and reliable Fax: +49 (0)8161 713477; identification of adult and larval specimens. Application of this restriction frag- E-mail: [email protected] ment length polymorphisms (RFLP) key resulted in 100% accurate assignment of 90 adult specimens from across the region by digestion of partial ITS-1 (where ITS Received: 2 December 2011; Revised: 26 is internal transcribed spacer) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products in two to January 2012; Accepted: 6 February 2012 four single digestions with five restriction endonucleases. -
European Freshwater Mussels (Unio Spp., Unionidae) in Siberia and Kazakhstan: Pleistocene Relicts Or Recent Invaders?
Limnologica 90 (2021) 125903 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Limnologica journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/limno European freshwater mussels (Unio spp., Unionidae) in Siberia and Kazakhstan: Pleistocene relicts or recent invaders? E.S. Babushkin a,b,c,*, M.V. Vinarski a,d, A.V. Kondakov a,e, A.A. Tomilova e, M.E. Grebennikov f, V.A. Stolbov g, I.N. Bolotov a,e a Laboratory of Macroecology & Biogeography of Invertebrates, Saint-Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya Emb., 7/9, 199034, Saint-Petersburg, Russia b Surgut State University, Lenina Ave., 1, 628403, Surgut, Russia c Tyumen Scientific Center, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Malygina St., 86, 625026, Tyumen, Russia d Omsk State Pedagogical University, 14 Tukhachevskogo Emb., 644099, Omsk, Russia e N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Northern Dvina Emb., 23, 163000, Arkhangelsk, Russia f Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8 marta St., 202, 620144, Yekaterinburg, Russia g Tyumen State University, Volodarskogo St., 6, 625003, Tyumen, Russia ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Keywords: Unionidae is a species-rich family of large freshwater mussels with an almost worldwide distribution. In many Bivalves regions of the world, these mussels are imperiled. Northern Asia, excluding the Far East, is an excellent example ’ Ob River basin of a region with a sharply impoverished fauna of the Unionidae as recently thought with one native species. Since Range recovery the end of the 19th century, two freshwater mussel species of the genus Unio (U. pictorum and U. -
Molecular Phylogenetic, Population Genetic and Demographic Studies Of
www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Molecular phylogenetic, population genetic and demographic studies of Nodularia douglasiae and Nodularia breviconcha based on CO1 and 16S rRNA Eun Hwa Choi1,2,7, Gyeongmin Kim1,3,7, Seung Hyun Cha1,7, Jun‑Sang Lee4, Shi Hyun Ryu5, Ho Young Suk6, Young Sup Lee3, Su Youn Baek1,2* & Ui Wook Hwang1,2* Freshwater mussels belonging to the genus Nodularia (Family Unionidae) are known to be widely distributed in East Asia. Although phylogenetic and population genetic studies have been performed for these species, there still remain unresolved questions in their taxonomic status and biogeographic distribution pathways. Here, the nucleotide sequences of CO1 and 16S rRNA were newly determined from 86 N. douglasiae and 83 N. breviconcha individuals collected on the Korean Peninsula. Based on these data, we revealed the following results: (1) N. douglasiae can be divided into the three genetic clades of A (only found in Korean Peninsula), B (widely distributed in East Asia), and C (only found in the west of China and Russia), (2) the clade A is not an independent species but a concrete member of N. douglasiae given the lack of genetic diferences between the clades A and B, and (3) N. breviconcha is not a subspecies of N. douglasiae but an independent species apart from N. douglasiae. In addition, we suggested the plausible scenarios of biogeographic distribution events and demographic history of Nodularia species. Freshwater mussels belonging to the family Unionidae (Unionida, Bivalvia) consist of 753 species distributed over a wide area of the world encompassing Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and North America1, 2. -
Proceedings of the United States National Museum
a Proceedings of the United States National Museum SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION • WASHINGTON, D.C. Volume 121 1967 Number 3579 VALID ZOOLOGICAL NAMES OF THE PORTLAND CATALOGUE By Harald a. Rehder Research Curator, Division of Mollusks Introduction An outstanding patroness of the arts and sciences in eighteenth- century England was Lady Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland, wife of William, Second Duke of Portland. At Bulstrode in Buckinghamshire, magnificent summer residence of the Dukes of Portland, and in her London house in Whitehall, Lady Margaret— widow for the last 23 years of her life— entertained gentlemen in- terested in her extensive collection of natural history and objets d'art. Among these visitors were Sir Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander, pupil of Linnaeus. As her own particular interest was in conchology, she received from both of these men many specimens of shells gathered on Captain Cook's voyages. Apparently Solander spent considerable time working on the conchological collection, for his manuscript on descriptions of new shells was based largely on the "Portland Museum." When Lady Margaret died in 1785, her "Museum" was sold at auction. The task of preparing the collection for sale and compiling the sales catalogue fell to the Reverend John Lightfoot (1735-1788). For many years librarian and chaplain to the Duchess and scientif- 1 2 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM vol. 121 ically inclined with a special leaning toward botany and conchology, he was well acquainted with the collection. It is not surprising he went to considerable trouble to give names and figure references to so many of the mollusks and other invertebrates that he listed. -
Unionid Clams and the Zebra Mussels on Their Shells (Bivalvia: Unionidae, Dreissenidae) As Hosts for Trematodes in Lakes of the Polish Lowland
Folia Malacol. 23(2): 149–154 http://dx.doi.org/10.12657/folmal.023.011 UNIONID CLAMS AND THE ZEBRA MUSSELS ON THEIR SHELLS (BIVALVIA: UNIONIDAE, DREISSENIDAE) AS HOSTS FOR TREMATODES IN LAKES OF THE POLISH LOWLAND ANNA MARSZEWSKA, ANNA CICHY* Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Toruń, Poland *corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected]) ABSTRACT: The aim of this work was to determine the diversity and the prevalence of trematodes from subclasses Digenea and Aspidogastrea in native unionid clams (Unionidae) and in dreissenid mussels (Dreissenidae) residing on the surface of their shells. 914 individuals of unionids and 4,029 individuals of Dreissena polymorpha were collected in 2014 from 11 lakes of the Polish Lowland. The total percentage of infected Unionidae and Dreissenidae was 2.5% and 2.6%, respectively. In unionids, we found three species of trematodes: Rhipidocotyle campanula (Digenea: Bucephalidae), Phyllodistomum sp. (Digenea: Gorgoderidae) and Aspigdogaster conchicola (Aspidogastrea: Aspidogastridae). Their proportion in the pool of the infected unionids was 60.9%, 4.4% and 13.0%, respectively. We also found pre-patent invasions (sporocysts and undeveloped cercariae, 13.0%) and echinostome metacercariae (8.7%) (Digenea: Echinostomatidae). The majority of infected Dreissena polymorpha was invaded by echinostome metacercariae (98.1%) and only in a few cases we observed pre-patent invasions (bucephalid sporocysts, 1.9%). The results indicate that in most cases unionids played the role of the first intermediate hosts for digenetic trematodes or final hosts for aspidogastrean trematodes, while dreissenids were mainly the second intermediate hosts. -
The Linnaean Collections
THE LINNEAN SPECIAL ISSUE No. 7 The Linnaean Collections edited by B. Gardiner and M. Morris WILEY-BLACKWELL 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ © 2007 The Linnean Society of London All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The designations of geographic entities in this book, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the publishers, the Linnean Society, the editors or any other participating organisations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The Linnaean Collections Introduction In its creation the Linnaean methodology owes as much to Artedi as to Linneaus himself. So how did this come about? It was in the spring of 1729 when Linnaeus first met Artedi in Uppsala and they remained together for just over seven years. It was during this period that they not only became the closest of friends but also developed what was to become their modus operandi. Artedi was especially interested in natural history, mineralogy and chemistry; Linnaeus on the other hand was far more interested in botany. Thus it was at this point that they decided to split up the natural world between them. Artedi took the fishes, amphibia and reptiles, Linnaeus the plants, insects and birds and, while both agreed to work on the mammals, Linneaus obligingly gave over one plant family – the Umbelliforae – to Artedi “as he wanted to work out a new method of classifying them”. -
Bad Taxonomy Can Kill : Molecular Reevaluation of Unio Mancus Lamarck, 1819 \(Bivalvia : Unionidae\) and Its Accepted Subspecies
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems (2012) 405, 08 http://www.kmae-journal.org c ONEMA, 2012 DOI: 10.1051/kmae/2012014 Bad taxonomy can kill: molecular reevaluation of Unio mancus Lamarck, 1819 (Bivalvia: Unionidae) and its accepted subspecies V. P rie (1,2),, N. Puillandre(1), P. Bouchet(1) Received October 22, 2011 Revised April 27, 2012 Accepted May 11, 2012 ABSTRACT Key-words: The conservation status of European unionid species rests on the scien- COI gene, tific knowledge of the 1980s, before the current revival of taxonomic reap- conservation praisals based on molecular characters. The taxonomic status of Unio genetics, mancus Lamarck, 1819, superficially similar to Unio pictorum (Linnaeus, freshwater 1758) and often synonymized with it, is re-evaluated based on a random mussel, sample of major French drainages and a systematic sample of histori- molecular cal type localities. We confirm the validity of U. mancus as a distinct systematics, species occurring in France and Spain, where it is structured into three species geographical units here ranked as subspecies: U. m. mancus [Atlantic delimitation drainages, eastern Pyrenees, Spanish Mediterranean drainages], U. m. turtonii Payraudeau, 1826 [coastal drainages East of the Rhône and Cor- sica] and U. m. requienii Michaud, 1831 [Seine, Saône-Rhône, and coastal drainages West of the Rhône]. Many populations of Unio mancus have been extirpated during the 20th century and the remaining populations continue to be under pressure; U. mancus satisfies the criteria to be listed as “Endangered” in the IUCN Red List. RÉSUMÉ Les risques d’une mauvaise taxonomie : réévaluation moléculaire d’Unio mancus Lamarck, 1819 (Bivalvia : Unionidae) et de ses sous-espèces Mots-clés : Le statut de conservation des espèces d’unionidés européennes repose sur gène COI, les connaissances scientifiques des années 1980, avant le renouveau des ré- génétiquedela évaluations taxonomiques basées sur des caractères moléculaires. -
Fouling of European Freshwater Bivalves (Unionidae) by the Invasive Zebra Mussel (Dreissena Polymorpha)
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Universidade do Minho: RepositoriUM Freshwater Biology (2011) 56, 867–876 doi:10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02532.x Fouling of European freshwater bivalves (Unionidae) by the invasive zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) RONALDO SOUSA*,†, FRANCESCA PILOTTO‡ AND DAVID C. ALDRIDGE§ *CBMA – Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal †CIMAR-LA ⁄CIIMAR – Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Porto, Portugal ‡Ecology Unit, Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy §Aquatic Ecology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K. SUMMARY 1. The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) is well known for its invasive success and its ecological and economic impacts. Of particular concern has been the regional extinction of North American freshwater mussels (Order Unionoida) on whose exposed shells the zebra mussels settle. Surprisingly, relatively little attention has been given to the fouling of European unionoids. 2. We investigated interspecific patterns in fouling at six United Kingdom localities between 1998 and 2008. To quantify the effect on two pan-European unionoids (Anodonta anatina and Unio pictorum), we used two measures of physiological status: tissue mass : shell mass and tissue glycogen content. 3. The proportion of fouled mussels increased between 1998 and 2008, reflecting the recent, rapid increase in zebra mussels in the U.K. Anodonta anatina was consistently more heavily fouled than U. pictorum and had a greater surface area of shell exposed in the water column. 4. Fouled mussels had a lower physiological condition than unfouled mussels. -
Catalogue of Type Specimens 4. Linnaean Specimens
Uppsala University Museum of Evolution Zoology section Catalogue of type specimens. 4. Linnaean specimens 1 UPPSALA UNIVERSITY, MUSEUM OF EVOLUTION, ZOOLOGY SECTION (UUZM) Catalogue of type specimens. 4. Linnaean specimens The UUZM catalogue of type specimens is issued in four parts: 1. C.P.Thunberg (1743-1828), Insecta 2. General zoology 3. Entomology 4. Linnaean specimens (this part) Unlike the other parts of the type catalogue this list of the Linnaean specimens is heterogenous in not being confined to a physical unit of material and in not displaying altogether specimens qualifying as types. Two kinds of links connect the specimens in the list: one is a documented curatorial tradition referring listed material to collections handled and described by Carl von Linné, the other is associated with the published references by Linné to literary or material sources for which specimens are available in the Uppsala University Zoological Museum. The establishment of material being 'Linnaean' or not (for the ultimate purpose of a typification) involves a study of the history of the collections and a scrutiny of individual specimens. An important obstacle to an unequivocal interpretation is, in many cases, the fact that Linné did not label any of the specimens included in the present 'Linnaean collection' in Uppsala (at least there are no surviving labels or inscriptions with his handwriting or referable to his own marking of specimens; a single exception will be pointed out below in the historical survey). A critical examination must thus be based on the writings of Linné, a consideration of the relation between between these writings and the material at hand, and finally a technical and archival scrutiny of the curatorial arrangements that have been made since Linné's time. -
Phase Field Approach to Polycrystalline Solidification
Phase-field modeling of biomineralization in mollusks and corals: Microstructure vs. formation mechanism László Gránásy,1,2,§ László Rátkai,1 Gyula I. Tóth,3 Pupa U. P. A. Gilbert,4 Igor Zlotnikov,5 and Tamás Pusztai1 1 Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics, Wigner Research Centre for Physics, P. O. Box 49, H1525 Budapest, Hungary 2 Brunel Centre of Advanced Solidification Technology, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK 3 Department of Mathematical Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK 4 Departments of Physics, Chemistry, Geoscience, Materials Science, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA. 5 B CUBE–Center for Molecular Bioengineering, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany § Corresponding author: [email protected] While biological crystallization processes have been studied on the microscale extensively, models addressing the mesoscale aspects of such phenomena are rare. In this work, we investigate whether the phase-field theory developed in materials science for describ- ing complex polycrystalline structures on the mesoscale can be meaningfully adapted to model crystallization in biological systems. We demonstrate the abilities of the phase-field technique by modeling a range of microstructures observed in mollusk shells and coral skeletons, including granular, prismatic, sheet/columnar nacre, and sprinkled spherulitic structures. We also compare two possible micromechanisms of calcification: the classical route via ion-by-ion addition from a fluid state and a non-classical route, crystallization of an amorphous precursor deposited at the solidification front. We show that with appropriate choice of the model parameters microstructures similar to those found in biomineralized systems can be obtained along both routes, though the time- scale of the non-classical route appears to be more realistic. -
Iil0bjllly THREAT&N&D INDIAN FAUNA
IIl0BJlLLY THREAT&N&D INDIAN FAUNA Status, Issues and Prospects ARUNKUMAR · VINOD KHANNA ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA j,. Globally Threatened Indian Fauna Status, Issues and Prospects ARUNKUMAR VINOD KHANNA Northern Regional Station, Zoological Survey of India, Dehra Dun Edited by the Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata Zoological Survey of India Kolkata CITATION KUlnar, Arun and Vinod Khanna 2006. Globally Threatened Indian Fauna- Stalus. Issues and Prospects. : 1-104 (Published by the Director" Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata) Published : August, 2006 ISBN SI-S171-122-X Cover : Pink-headed Duck Rhodonessa carryophyllacea (GT/Cr) Photo Salim Ali (Repro,duced by Frank Todd) © Govt. o.lIndia, 2006 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED • No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical. photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. • This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade, be lent, resold hired out or otherwise disposed of without the publisher's consent, in an form of binding or cover other than that in which, it is published. • The correct price of this publication is the price printed on this page. Any revised price indicated by a rubber stamp or by a sticker or by any other means is incorrect and should be unacceptable, PRICE Indian Rs. 200.00 Foreign $ 15 £ 10 Published at the Publication Division, by the Director, Zoological Survey of India. 234/4 AJ.C. Bose Road, 2nd MSO Building, Nizam Palace (13th floor), Kolkata - 700 020 and printed at Krishna Printing Works, Kolkata - 700 006.